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in the time that this started, u.s. has already borrowed another $4 million. for every dollar they brought in, it spent $200.06. it runs a deficit. deficit is a one-year shortfall that has to be made up by borrowing. the national debt total accumulated debt is the sum of all the annual deficits. less any surplus. it's the running count. we hear politicians talk about deficits and the debt all the time. >> the debt. >> deficit. >> debt. >> deficit. >> bret: how to get politicians to come to some agreement to get the debt clock slow down or tick back the other way continues to be the challenge. but first, where we have been. >> take a look at the debt through history. the amount we owe ebbed and flowed. over country of spending more than it takes in, is nothing new. 1835 saw the lowest recorded debt at $34,000 under president andrew jackson. unsuccessful assassination attempt on him that year. 1865, president that did perish from such an attack, president lincoln oversaw a debt of $3 billion. >> black tuesday, the most devastated stock market crash in history of
in the time that this started, u.s. has already borrowed another $4 million. for every dollar they brought in, it spent $200.06. it runs a deficit. deficit is a one-year shortfall that has to be made up by borrowing. the national debt total accumulated debt is the sum of all the annual deficits. less any surplus. it's the running count. we hear politicians talk about deficits and the debt all the time. >> the debt. >> deficit. >> debt. >> deficit. >> bret: how to...
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if the u.s. government really wanted this guy home they could do a lot to pressure the mexican government behind the scenes to make it happen some time in january. martha: we'll stay on it. thank you for being with us today. bill: a night of heavy drinking and a 19-year-old is found dead. now members of a college fraternity are facing charges, and some of those charges are even felonies. >> he wanted to be liked. he wanted to be accepted. the terms that the fraternity placed on him is that he had to go through this. >> he had to drink? >> yes. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with co
if the u.s. government really wanted this guy home they could do a lot to pressure the mexican government behind the scenes to make it happen some time in january. martha: we'll stay on it. thank you for being with us today. bill: a night of heavy drinking and a 19-year-old is found dead. now members of a college fraternity are facing charges, and some of those charges are even felonies. >> he wanted to be liked. he wanted to be accepted. the terms that the fraternity placed on him is...
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well the u.s. state department which says americans are arrested mexico every year for gun possession have visited john. they're keeping tabs on his plight. his next court date is the middle of january which means he will likely still be in prison, jon, on christmas. jon: what a tragedy. let's hope they get the guy out of there. eric shawn, thank you. jenna: we'll talk how to do that now. we'll bring in fox legal analyst, lis wiehl and ted simon an international attorney that represented amanda fox and navigated the mexican court system as well. welcome to you both. ted, that is the big question. why can't we get this guy out of prison now? >> unfortunately too many americans and unfortunately for this young man they don't realize the american constitution does not travel with them for a foreign country and is not to be their advocate. we forget the maxim when in rome do as romance do and abide by laws of foreign countries. this is sad story. he was very open. declared the gun on u.s. side and went
well the u.s. state department which says americans are arrested mexico every year for gun possession have visited john. they're keeping tabs on his plight. his next court date is the middle of january which means he will likely still be in prison, jon, on christmas. jon: what a tragedy. let's hope they get the guy out of there. eric shawn, thank you. jenna: we'll talk how to do that now. we'll bring in fox legal analyst, lis wiehl and ted simon an international attorney that represented amanda...
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u.s. citizens are arrested each year under similar circumstances. u.s. embassy staff visit, provide a list of attorneys and monitor the progress of their case. john's case is proceeding through the mexican justice system. does that make you feel better? >> it's devastating. it's basically no help at all. one thing in that letter, i didn't open that letter until this morning. they specifically state that he is being chained because of his military experience. so for the people that have been asking me why do you think he's chained and now we know. >> brian: well, what do you say to the state department now after getting that letter essentially taking the side of mexico and their strict gun laws? >> i just can't get over it. you know, at the heart of all of this, in the letter from the ambassador to the congresswoman, he states that all firearms are illegal in mexico, which isn't true. hunters take weapons into mexico all the time. johnny made an administrative mistake. he didn't register. he should have registered the gun at an embassy in the united state
u.s. citizens are arrested each year under similar circumstances. u.s. embassy staff visit, provide a list of attorneys and monitor the progress of their case. john's case is proceeding through the mexican justice system. does that make you feel better? >> it's devastating. it's basically no help at all. one thing in that letter, i didn't open that letter until this morning. they specifically state that he is being chained because of his military experience. so for the people that have...